TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A47   
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    TH> So when I use the built-in ANSI editor and try to simply edit the color   
    TH> of the header font in the message reader file ansimrd.ans, it completely   
    TH> deletes the display variables (Author, To, Subject, etc) and screws up   
    TH> the spacing of the headers.  Is there a trick to editing this file?   
      
   That is the old 1900s ANSI style template which are being removed/replaced   
   with an easier to edit format (albeit very slowly lol)   
      
   I would say the easiest way is probably to make the ANSI look like how you   
   want it to look and then edit the .ans file in a text editor and add the ! and   
   & codes using [X and [Y location codes to move the cursor to where you want   
   them displayed.  You can see an example of how the default ansimrd.ans at the   
   bottom uses the X/Y codes to set the "read" boundaries where the message text   
   would go if you open it in a text editor.   
      
   It sounds like the issue you may be having is because you're doing something   
   like this:   
      
   From: &1                        To: &2   
      
   You have to format those codes because the value of &1 and &2 are not always   
   the same size.  So for example   
      
   You would want to do something like |$R60&3 to format the subject to   
   always be 60 characters in length.  IE:   
      
   From: |$R30&1 To $R30&2   
      
   I've replaced the | with  there because Mystic by default will allow you   
   to use those message info codes and pipe color codes while reading messages.   
      
   You could also just add [X and [Y to locate the cursor where you want the   
   information and then outpuit &1 etc at the bottom of the ANSI which seems   
   easiest for most people.   
      
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